(a) The department shall establish, and keep current, written policies and procedures relating to the application process and the award of hunting tags for fundraising purposes, as authorized pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 331, subdivision (d) of Section 332, Section 4334, or subdivision (d) of Section 4902.
(b) The policies and procedures shall include, but need not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) The application process and criteria.
(2) A standard application format.
(3) An appeal process.
(4) A requirement that all applications shall remain sealed until on or after a filing date specified by the department.
(c) The department shall make the policies and procedures available to interested parties 30 days before their implementation and shall receive and consider any related recommendations.
(d) The department shall not require a minimum tag sale price, except as otherwise provided in this code.
(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that the department develop policies and procedures that seek to maximize both the revenues received by the department and participation by qualified nonprofit organizations making application to sell the tags as sellers of the tags.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 19. Effective January 1, 2008.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018